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TIL that Scrooge McDuck “died” in 1967

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GnRJ TIL that when the Tsar Bomba (the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated) was tested, the fireball reached nearly as high as the altitude of the release plane, and it’s yield (50 mt) was about half the maximum yield of the bomb’s design (100 Mt).
5VWQP TIL about Lind-mania and Jenny Lind. A famous mid 19th century singer who was courted by Hans Christian Anderson, toured the US promoted by PT Barnum, had her face printed on 2 dollar bills, had a US Warship named after her, and more...
mxjAO TIL Jet Li was a Chinese citizen until 2003, United States citizen from 2003 to 2009, and has been a naturalized Singaporean citizen since 2009. He was said to have chosen Singapore for its education system for his two younger daughters.
6EaQX TIL that despite being the second most subscribed channel on YouTube, little is known about the company that produces children's channel Cocomelon. Both the Wall Street Journal and Wired Magazine have investigated and been unable to find anything.
orv8 TIL Charles Manson identified himself early on as a Scientologist and even used some ideology from Scientology as a way to get his first followers.